HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - 85C85C
City Council Meeting Correspondence
5/21/2019
AS APPROPRIATE, TO USE MEASURE X FUNDS TO EXPAND CITY'S CURRENT CONTRACT WITH
ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES TO QUICKLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY BEGIN
PROVIDING SECURITY SERVICES AT FIVE PARKS IN EACH WARD, PLUS SANTIAGO CREEK,
DEDICATED BIKE TRAILS OWNED BY THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AND ADDITIONAL COVERAGE AT
CENTENNIAL PARK. UNTIL THE CITY IS ABLE TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PARK RANGER
PROGRAM, THESE EXPANDED SERVICES WOULD ALLOW US TO ADDRESS INCREASING
Date of
Name
Representative of
In Favor
In Opposition Comment
Correspondence
of RA*.
of RA.*
1 5/20/2019
David Brockmeier and
Santa Ana Resident
Yes
Luella Gonzalez
2 5/20/2019
Bill Bonnett
Santa Ana Resident
Yes
3 5/21/2019
Tim Johnson
Santa Ana Resident
Yes
®
_ 3
TOTAL: 3
*RA - Recommended Action
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Page 1 of 1
Orozco, Norma
From: David Brockmeier <
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 12:30 PM
To: eComment
Subject: Please Support Item 85C
Categories: Correspondence
My wife and I have lived in Santa Ana since 2007, and we vote in every single election. Please support Solorio's Item 85C.
We will do our best to support those who support 85C and oppose those who oppose it. We will be paying very close
attention to this, and we will spread the word among friends and neighbors as to how this goes. We deserve safe parks.
Please choose wisely.
Thank you,
David Brockmeier and Lucila Gonzalez
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Orozco, Norma
From:
Bill Bonnett <
Sent:
Monday, May 20, 2019 2:07 PM
To:
eComment
Subject:
In Support Item 85C
Categories: Correspondence
Dear City Council,
My wife and I have been homeowners in Santa Ana's Park Santiago neighborhood since 2004, and
we vote in every single election.
Please support Solorio's Item 85C.
We will do our best to support those who support 85C and oppose those who are against it.
We will be paying very close attention to this, and we will spread the word among friends and
neighbors as to how this item is voted on.
We deserve safe parks for our residents and families.
As Santa Ana residents, we should Not have to always take our children to parks in Tustin to feel safe
and have a clean environment.
Please choose wisely.
Thank you,
Bill Bonnett
Park Santiago Neighborhood Association
Executive Board Member
15 year Santa Ana homeowner
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Orozco, Norma
From: Tim Johnson <
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:36 AM
To: eComment; Solorio, Jose; Villegas, Juan; Iglesias, Cecilia; Penaloza, David; Sarmiento,
Vicente; Pulido, Miguel; Ridge, Kristine
Subject: Agenda Item 85C
On tonight's agenda, you will be considering item 85C where as there will be discussion about utilizing a
private security firm to provide security services at various parks, bike trails, and creeks in Santa Ana until such
a time that a viable and reliable park ranger program can be brought back to our city. I urge you to support
directing staff to come up with such a program unless Council will be providing the details to this plan tonight
in which case, you will have your hands full in the details. I also suggest that you support this item as part of a
larger program to help with homeless, safety, and quality of life issues that are so important to the residents and
business owners here in Santa Ana.
I would hope that this private security parks program would not only be a discussion on providing security, but
also the actual parks/areas that would be impacted, the expected coverage for parks during the day and night,
anticipated powers that the security personnel would have, reporting mechanism back to the public, as well as
expected end results.
We are heading down a path of having bits and pieces brought before you in an attempt to improve Santa
Ana. Each of these may on their own be worthwhile, but they will be much more effective and impactful when
applied as part of an overall plan. Now, i would hate to have some low hanging fruit which can be applied
quickly and effectively so I would not suggest waiting until we have the perfect comprehensive plan, but we do
need to come up with a larger scale overall strategy and implementation plan to improve the quality of life and
safety here in Santa Ana as well as addressing our homeless crisis. As such, I urge you to put together a
comprehensive strategy for addressing these needs as well as the steps that are needed as well as the desired
results and measurements of success.
You are entering into the season where budgets are being considered and adjusted. Please consider putting
additional funding to the areas that will impact the quality of life of the residents. Please also do this this as part
of an overall plan and not just whoever is first to come to the table to ask for additional funding... the overall
plan is important.
We obviously have a lot of work before us (yes, I feel us residents are in this too), but with true leadership, it
can be successful,